420- The Power of Positive Reinforcement: Why Rewards Trump Punishments for Students with ADHD

ADHD Experts Podcast

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Hallowell, Adhd, Mental Health, 504, Add, Iep, Deficit, Additude, Medication, Disorder, Attention, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 12 September 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Punishment may keep a child with ADHD on task in the short term, but it may carry serious long-term consequences for children with weak emotional regulation. Gail Tripp, Ph.D., shares positive reinforcement strategies to use at school and at home.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude Magazine.
0:10.5	Hello, I'm Carol Fleck, and on behalf of the Attitude Team, I'm pleased to welcome you
0:20.6	to today's ADHD Experts presentation titled, The Power of Positive Reenforcement.
0:27.7	Why Rewards Trump Punishment for Students with ADHD?
0:33.0	Children with ADHD sometimes require a different behavioral approach to learning and motivation.
0:39.3	We know that kids with ADHD are more sensitive to rewards and punishment than their neurotypical
0:45.2	peers, and we know that they often respond best to consistent positive reinforcement.
0:51.6	In today's webinar, Parents and Teachers will learn how to approach behavior modification
0:57.0	in students with ADHD.
0:59.6	This includes how to respond when a child's task persistence drops, how to use positive
1:05.8	reinforcement to help kids learn new skills, and when to reward effort when homework
1:11.1	gets challenging.
1:13.2	Leading today's presentation is Dr. Gail Trip.
1:17.1	Dr. Trip is a clinical psychologist and professor at the Okinawa Institute of Science
1:22.8	and Technology Graduate University in Japan.
1:26.6	She focuses on the learning and motivational processing of children with ADHD and implications
1:32.8	for treatment.
1:34.5	In a recent study, she examined predictors of academic achievement in children with ADHD.
1:42.6	Before I hand over the microphone to Dr. Trip, I have just a few housekeeping items.
1:47.5	Those of you tuned in to the live webinar may submit questions for the expert at any
1:52.4	time by navigating to the text box under the video player.
1:57.0	To download the slides, click on the event resources section of your webinar screen.
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